One of the ways so many of us manage our nighttime anxiety after our kids’ initial diagnosis is by pulling them into bed with us.  We have a magical belief that we will keep them safer if they are right next to us as they sleep.  And while that’s a reasonable strategy for a time — until we can get our own anxiety and shock under control — it’s not an answer for the long term.  In this episode, fellow T1D mom Annie and I think through a question from a mom who’s been sleeping with her T1D child since diagnosis over a year ago.  Some highlights: We talk about how to start to distinguish when we should take our children seriously when they want something different than what we want around diabetes management.What happens to a marriage when our T1D kid takes center stage — and why it’s important to get relationships back on track.How we can combat beliefs we have about sleep to make it possible to break bad sleep habits around T1D?  Stay tuned for our next episode of the Sweet Talk podcast!  Like, subscribe, and share! Mentioned in this episode: Need help getting your kid the right snacks? That's why I've created the Sweet Talk Snack Course. It's a free mini-course to give you 6 snack sized lessons on making sure you're giving your kid the right foods to keep them nourished and their blood sugar in check. Get it at https://diabetessweettalk.com